ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France
France: ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment was 657.83 1000 No in 2024. ▼ Falling
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 No.
Analysis
In 2024, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France stood at 657.83 1000 No.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France peaked at 1,217 1000 No in 1992 and was at its lowest, 429.15 1000 No, in 2018.
France ranks 21st of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France, year by year
| Year | 1000 No | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1,217 1000 No | — |
| 1993 | 1,121 1000 No | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 1,119 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1,078 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1,052 1000 No | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 1,056 1000 No | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,022 1000 No | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1,020 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 962.63 1000 No | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 949.68 1000 No | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 948.2 1000 No | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 635.02 1000 No | -33.0% |
| 2004 | 570.03 1000 No | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 513 1000 No | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 505.46 1000 No | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 506.31 1000 No | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 477.09 1000 No | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 519.61 1000 No | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 511.4 1000 No | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 476.65 1000 No | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 456.29 1000 No | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 439.61 1000 No | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 467.32 1000 No | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 463.89 1000 No | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 460.38 1000 No | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 435.4 1000 No | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 429.15 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 433.87 1000 No | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 457.7 1000 No | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 646.85 1000 No | +41.3% |
| 2022 | 662.35 1000 No | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 653.4 1000 No | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 657.83 1000 No | +0.7% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 657.83 1000 No is above the median for high income countries, which is 113.54 1000 No, 5.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- France's 657.83 1000 No is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 116.29 1000 No, 5.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +41.3% | 457.7 1000 No | 646.85 1000 No |
| 2003 | -33.0% | 948.2 1000 No | 635.02 1000 No |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,086 1000 No | 1,020 1000 No | 1,217 1000 No | 8 |
| 2000s | 658.7 1000 No | 477.09 1000 No | 962.63 1000 No | 10 |
| 2010s | 457.4 1000 No | 429.15 1000 No | 511.4 1000 No | 10 |
| 2020s | 615.63 1000 No | 457.7 1000 No | 662.35 1000 No | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More economy & growth data for France
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.34 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 80.27 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,168 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 40.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,063 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 51.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France?
- Ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment in France was 657.83 1000 No in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 1,217 1000 No in 1992.
- What is the lowest ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 429.15 1000 No in 2018.
- How does France rank for ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment?
- France ranks 21st out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ilostat - labour force survey — employment by status of employment rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of ILOSTAT - Labour force survey — Employment by status of employment, self-employed, rural areas — Male — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Employment indicators domain focuses on indicators related to employment in agrifood systems and rural areas. The update is performed yearly, using data from the International Labour Organization (ILO) database that contains a rich set of indicators from a wide range of topics related to labour statistics. The indicators published in FAOSTAT are derived from the labour force statistics (LFS) and rural and urban labour markets (RURURB) databases of the ILOSTAT database.